According to information from the officials of the National Highways Authority, the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will be inaugurated by December 2024 or earlier. This highway has been in the spotlight since the beginning of its construction, as it will reduce the travel time between Delhi and Dehradun from 6 hours to just 2 hours and 50 minutes. When the construction of this highway began in February 2021, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Honorable Mr Nitin Gadkari, stated that the travel time from Delhi to Dehradun would be reduced to only two and a half hours. Since then, this highway has been a major point of interest for people. Previously, it took about 6 hours to travel from Delhi to Dehradun, but now the distance will be covered in just two and a half hours. The first phase of the highway was supposed to be inaugurated by March 2024, but due to delays by the construction company Gayatri Construction, which was awarded the project, and other reasons, the inauguration will now take place by December 2024. This highway is expected to significantly benefit projects like Trans Delhi Signature City (Tronica City) and Mandola Vihar, which are located near Delhi.
Here are some of the most important parts of the Delhi-Dehradun Green Route Highway:
The foundation was laid by the Prime Minister on December 4, 2021.
Total length: 210 kilometers.
Total cost: approximately ₹13,000 crore.
In phase 1, out of the 32-kilometre stretch from Akshardham to the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, 19 kilometres will be an elevated roadway.
Asia's longest elevated wildlife corridor, approximately 12 kilometres long.
Six underpasses for animals, two elephant underpasses, two large bridges, and thirteen small bridges, making it India’s first highway with a wildlife conservation corridor.
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand will all be on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. Cities like Baghpat, Baraut, Shamli, and Saharanpur will also be on it.
Lanes: Six lanes (Phases 2, 3, and 4) and twelve lanes (Phase 1).
Project model: EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction).
Minimum and maximum speeds: 100 to 120 km/h.
Elevated and access-controlled roadway.
The expressway will have 113 VUPs (Vehicle Underpasses), LUVPs (Light Vehicle Underpasses), SUVPs (Small Vehicle Underpasses), 5 ROBs (Railway Overbridges), 4 major bridges, and 62 bus shelters.
76 kilometres of service roads and 29 kilometres of elevated roads, along with 16 entry-exit points, are being constructed.
First phase: 31.2 kilometres; Second phase: 118 kilometres (7 interchanges, 60 underpasses); Third phase: 40 kilometres; Fourth phase: 20.7 kilometres (this segment will include 2.322 kilometres of twin tunnels, 0.3 kilometres of approach, 4.82 kilometres of 4-lane elevated flyovers, 6-meter vertical clearance for elephants and other wildlife, 2.12 kilometres of hilly section, and a 340-meter single tube tunnel).
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